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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | WBEZ | The life cycle of the big musical is changing. And Chicago is playing its part. | https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/08/13/broadway-chicago-musical-life-cycle-the-notebook-kevin-mccollum | Like that kid at your high school who was somehow always a step ahead of everyone else in listening to the next cool band, Chicago theater audiences recently have been given plenty of opportunities to crow about seeing future hits before the rest of the country. “The Notebook,” for example, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | WBEZ | After six months in ICE detention, a Chicago tamale vendor rebuilds her life | https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/08/13/after-six-months-in-ice-detention-a-chicago-tamale-vendor-rebuilds-her-life | Through the window of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle as it pulled away last September, Laura Murillo could see her tamale stand near the busy Home Depot on 47th Street and Western Avenue. A folding table held coolers, containers and supplies beneath a striped umbrella next to her … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | WBEZ | Free summer YMCA memberships draw 3,000 Chicago teens | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/08/13/free-summer-ymca-memberships-draw-3-000-chicago-teens | Hailey Weathers likes to spend her summers playing volleyball in the sand with her friends at Chicago’s beaches, taking breaks in between games with dips in Lake Michigan. But sometimes the 14-year-old feels like adults are scrutinizing everything she and her friends do, especially if they are in a big … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | NBC Local | $1 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold at Illinois gas station | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-winning-powerball-ticket-where-was-it-sold-quincy-gas-station-hy-vee/3974774/ | Check your tickets: The $1.04 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Illinois gas station. The massive [ jackpot ][1] from Wednesday's drawing-which marks the eighth largest in Powerball history--was won on a single ticket sold at a [ Hy-Vee gas station ][2] on the Illinois-Missouri border at 310 … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago shootings leave 1 dead, 5 wounded overnight | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-shootings-1-dead-5-wounded-overnight | ![Livestream][10] #### The Brief * * Six people were shot in four separate incidents in Chicago from Wednesday evening into Thursday. * A 54-year-old man was killed and two other people were wounded when someone opened fire from an SUV at a sedan in the 7100 block of South Champlain … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Severe storms again possible today | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-severe-weather-possible-today | ![Quiet before storms ramp up Thursday; tornado risk southwest][5] ![Quiet before storms ramp up Thursday; tornado risk southwest][5] #### [ Quiet before storms ramp up Thursday; tornado risk southwest ][6] Kaitlin Cody has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Storms are possible Thursday afternoon, with the greatest … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Fox Chicago | $1.04 billion Powerball ticket sold in Illinois; $1M sold in Florida | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/1-04-billion-powerball-ticket-sold-illinois-1m-sold-florida | ![][1] article AUSTIN, TEXAS - DECEMBER 19: In this photo illustration, Powerball lottery tickets are displayed on a countertop at an Exxon Mobil gas station on December 19, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.5 billion, making it the fifth la Expand #### The Brief * * … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | PHOTOS: Loop's iconic weather bell back in action | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/08/13/photos-loop-iconic-weather-bell-federal-savings-building-back-action | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][110] * [ Facebook ][111] * [ Bluesky ][112] * [ Email ][113] * [ Reddit ][114] * [ Flipboard ][115] Look up: The long-dormant Bell Federal Savings weather sign outside the Rector Building, 79 W. Monroe St., is now … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | The life cycle of the big musical is changing. And Chicago is playing its part. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/08/13/broadway-chicago-musical-life-cycle-the-notebook-kevin-mccollum | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] Like that kid at your high school who was somehow always a step ahead of everyone else in listening … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Free summer YMCA memberships draw 3,000 Chicago teens | https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/08/13/free-summer-ymca-memberships-draw-3-000-chicago-teens | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][69] * [ Facebook ][70] * [ Bluesky ][71] * [ Email ][72] * [ Reddit ][73] * [ Flipboard ][74] Hailey Weathers likes to spend her summers playing volleyball in the sand with her friends at Chicago’s beaches, taking … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | After six months in ICE detention, a Chicago tamale vendor rebuilds her life | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/08/13/after-six-months-in-ice-detention-a-chicago-tamale-vendor-rebuilds-her-life | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][48] * [ Facebook ][49] * [ Bluesky ][50] * [ Email ][51] * [ Reddit ][52] * [ Flipboard ][53] Through the window of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle as it pulled away last September, Laura Murillo … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pullman to see Starbucks, other eateries open in 2027 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/08/13/pullman-starbucks-eateries-open-2027 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][38] * [ Facebook ][39] * [ Bluesky ][40] * [ Email ][41] * [ Reddit ][42] * [ Flipboard ][43] As Pullman celebrates the opening of a Chipotle on Thursday, local leaders announced plans to bring a Starbucks, Tropical … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | When the men who walked on the moon walked through Chicago | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-history/2026/08/13/apollo-11-moon-landing-parade-chicago-1969-aldrin-armstrong-collins | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][25] * [ Facebook ][26] * [ Bluesky ][27] * [ Email ][28] * [ Reddit ][29] * [ Flipboard ][30] In August of 1969, Chicago welcomed Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins to the city only … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Late husband's unknown, oldest daughter makes contact | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/08/13/dearabby-today-dear-abby-late-husbands-unknown-oldest-daughter-makes-contact | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] **DEAR ABBY:** I have been widowed for seven years. My husband served in the Air Force in Saigon during … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man killed, 2 wounded in Greater Grand Crossing shooting | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/08/13/1-killed-2-wounded-in-greater-grand-crossing-shooting | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] Police are looking for a white SUV involved in a shooting early Thursday that left a 54-year-old man dead … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Boy, 14, shot in thigh during Morgan Park argument | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/08/13/boy-14-shot-in-thigh-during-morgan-park-argument | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A gunman fled after shooting a 14-year-old boy during an argument early Thursday in the Morgan Park neighborhood on … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | CBS Local | 3 shot, 1 fatally, while driving in Grand Crossing | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/3-shot-1-fatally-while-driving-in-grand-crossing/ | Three people were shot, one fatally, while driving in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood early Thursday morning. Chicago police said two men and a woman were inside a white sedan in the 7100 block of South Champlain Avenue when someone inside a white SUV fired shots just after 3 a.m. Police … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | CBS Local | Nearly 250,000 NIPSCO customers without power after storms hit Northwest Indiana | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/nipsco-power-outages-storms-hit-northwest-indiana/ | Nearly 250,000 NIPSCO customers are still without power after [ storms hit Northwest Indiana ][1] . The communities facing outages are now bracing for more storms expected on Thursday. Munster, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Griffith, Highland, and Merrillville are among the hardest hit areas, according to the NIPSCO outage … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | ABC Local | 16 hospitalized after lighting strike at Ohio correctional facility | https://abc7chicago.com/story/16-hospitalized-lighting-strike-ohio-correctional-facility/19671983/ | A lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution sent 16 incarcerated people to hospital for treatment Wednesday evening, according to a statement from the facility. The lightning strike at the correctional institution, which is located approximately 30 miles southwest of Cleveland, occurred while incarcerated individuals were returning from their evening meal, … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | August 13, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago weather: Flood Watch in effect for hard-hit suburbs, NW Indiana | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-weather-flood-watch-effect-hard-hit-dekalb-will-grundy-kankakee-lasalle-jasper-newton-indiana/19671931/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Flood Watch is in effect until Friday for the southern suburbs and northwest Indiana that were already hard-hit by severe weather and tornadoes. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][37] A **Dense Fog Advisory** was also issued Thursday until 9 … |